Norwich ( ) is a city in
New London County, Connecticut
New London County is a County (United States), county in the southeastern corner of Connecticut and comprises the Norwich, Connecticut, Norwich-New London, Connecticut Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Hartford, Conne ...
, United States. The
Yantic,
Shetucket, and
Quinebaug Rivers flow into the city and form its harbor, from which the
Thames River
The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the ...
flows south to
Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound is a sound (geography), marine sound and tidal estuary of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies predominantly between the U.S. state of Connecticut to the north and Long Island in New York (state), New York to the south. From west to east, ...
. The city is part of the
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 40,125 at the
2020 United States Census.
History
The town of Norwich was founded in 1659, on the site of what is now the neighborhood of
Norwichtown, by settlers from
Saybrook Colony
The Saybrook Colony was a short-lived English colony established in New England in 1635 at the mouth of the Connecticut River in what is today Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Saybrook was founded by a group of Puritan noblemen as a potential politic ...
led by Major
John Mason,
James Fitch, and Lieutenant Francis Griswold. They purchased the land "nine miles square" that became Norwich from Mohegan Sachem
Uncas. One of the co-founders of Norwich was Thomas Leffingwell, who rescued Uncas when surrounded by his
Narragansett tribesmen, and whose son established the Leffingwell Inn. In 1668, a wharf was established at Yantic Cove. Settlement was primarily in the area around the Norwichtown Green. The 69 founding families soon divided up the land in the Norwichtown vicinity for farms and businesses.
Until 1786, the town of Norwich encompassed what became known as the "Nine Mile Square". Eight Religious Societies were created over the course of the 18th century and in 1786 these were mostly split into new towns, while the Long Society was merged into
Preston, Connecticut.
By 1694, the public landing built at the head of the Thames River allowed ships to unload goods at the harbor; the harbor area is known as the Chelsea neighborhood. The distance from the port to Norwichtown was served by the East and West Roads, which became Broadway and Washington Street. The original center of the town was a neighborhood now called Norwichtown, an inland location chosen to be the center of a primarily agricultural community. By the late 18th century, shipping at the harbor became far more important than farming, especially when industrial mills began manufacturing on the three tributary rivers. By the early 19th century, the center of Norwich had effectively moved to the Chelsea neighborhood. The official buildings of the city, such as the city hall, courts, and post office, and all the large 19th-century urban blocks, were located in the harbor area. The former center is now called Norwichtown to distinguish it from the current city.
Norwich merchants were shipping goods directly from England, but the
Stamp Act 1765
The Stamp Act 1765, also known as the Duties in American Colonies Act 1765 (5 Geo. 3. c. 12), was an Act of Parliament (United Kingdom), act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British America, British coloni ...
forced Norwich to become more self-sufficient. Large mills and factories sprang up at the falls on the rivers which traverse the town, the largest of which was the Ponemah Mill in the Taftville neighborhood. The ship captains of Norwich and
New London were skillful at avoiding Imperial taxation during peacetime and were later just as successful eluding warships during the
American Revolution
The American Revolution (1765–1783) was a colonial rebellion and war of independence in which the Thirteen Colonies broke from British America, British rule to form the United States of America. The revolution culminated in the American ...
. Norwich supported the cause for independence by supplying soldiers, ships, and munitions, and it was also a center of activity for the
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a loosely organized, clandestine, sometimes violent, political organization active in the Thirteen American Colonies founded to advance the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government. It p ...
.
The
Oxford English Dictionary
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attests the first recorded use of the word "Hello" to ''The Norwich Courier'' on October 18, 1826. Regular steamship service between New York and Boston helped Norwich to prosper as a shipping center through the early part of the 19th century. During the Civil War, Norwich once again rallied and saw the growth of its textile, armaments, and specialty item manufacturing. This was also spurred by the building of the
Norwich and Worcester Railroad in 1832–1837, bringing goods and people in and out of Norwich.
By the 1870s, the
Springfield and New London Railroad was also running trains through Norwich.
In 1892, the city's first electric trolleys started service to the area and to some cities, including
New London,
Willimantic,
Putnam, and
Westerly, Rhode Island
Westerly is a New England town, town on the Coast, southwestern coastline of Washington County, Rhode Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States, first settled by English colonists in 1661, and incorporated as a List of municipalitie ...
. The town and city of Norwich were consolidated in 1952.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (3.87%) is water.
Climate
Neighborhoods
Several Norwich neighborhoods maintain independent identities and are recognized by official signs marking their boundaries. Neighborhoods of Norwich are
Norwichtown,
Bean Hill,
Yantic,
Taftville,
Greeneville, Occum, East Great Plains, Thamesville, Laurel Hill and
Chelsea (the original "downtown" area.)
Demographics
As of the
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2000, there were 36,117 people, 15,091 households, and 9,069 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 16,600 housing units at an average density of .
Twenty-nine percent of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. Thirty-two percent of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
In 2012, the population had risen to 40,502 and the
racial makeup of the city was 70% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino, 10% Black or African American, 8% Asian, and 1% Native American. A significant influx of
Chinese Americans
Chinese Americans are Americans of Chinese ancestry. Chinese Americans constitute a subgroup of East Asian Americans which also constitute a subgroup of Asian Americans. Many Chinese Americans have ancestors from mainland China, Hong Kong ...
has settled in Norwich since 2010.
The 2012 median income for a household in the city was $51,300. Fifteen percent of the population were below the
poverty line
The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
.
Arts and culture
The Slater Memorial Museum, located on the campus of the
Norwich Free Academy, is named for
John Fox Slater (1815−1884), corporator of The Norwich Free Academy for twenty years. The museum has grown to include the "Art of Five Continents"—North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Of particular interest are the Vanderpoel Collection of Asian Art, the Paul Zimmerman Collection of African and Oceanic Art, and a collection of 19th-century American paintings. Another wing of the museum displays souvenirs from the Slater family's circumnavigation of the globe.
Sports
The AA
Eastern League Connecticut Defenders, previously the Norwich Navigators, were a farm team of the
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Div ...
and they played at
Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium from both's inception in 1995 until the team announced its move to
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city (United States), independent city since 1871. ...
for the 2010 season, where they are now known as the
Richmond Flying Squirrels. However, starting in 2010, Dodd Stadium became the home to the Connecticut Tigers (formerly the
Oneonta Tigers
The Oneonta Tigers were a minor league baseball team located in Oneonta, New York. They were members of the New York–Penn League. The Tigers were the Short-Season A classification affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, and played their home games ...
, now named
Norwich Sea Unicorns) in the Class-A
short-season New York–Penn League. The ESPN mini-series ''
The Bronx Is Burning'' was filmed at Dodd Stadium.
Parks and recreation
Mohegan Park

This forested area is Norwich's largest park. The park's property contains numerous hiking and biking trails, picnic tables, grills, pavilions for rent, a beach, basketball courts, a Mohegan monument, fountain and playgrounds. The Rose Garden at the entrance on Judd Road contains over a hundred varieties of roses and is a popular site for weddings. Many of the hiking trails are used by the Norwich Free Academy cross country team for practices, and in 2006 the team volunteered to improve the condition of trails. 5K "fun runs" are held in the park on Thursdays during the summer. As of 2009, the running course has been redesigned to incorporate much of the trails.
The Park Center contains Spaulding Pond, the square, fountain, and Mohegan monument, both playgrounds and a dog pound run by the Norwich Police Department. The Park Center has declined somewhat. The zoo, reptile house, and concession stand have been closed for over a decade. However, much has been done to improve the appearance of the remaining park.
Spaulding Pond, the main body of water in Mohegan Park, is held back by an earthworks dam, across which is a path bordered by pergolas and flowering plants. On March 6, 1963, long-term saturation of the over-100-year-old earthen content, along with unchecked shrub and tree growth, severely weakened the structural content of the dam and caused the waters of Spaulding Pond to burst forth into the city, causing the Great Flood of Norwich, elegantly chronicled in the 2013 book ''A Swift and Deadly Maelstrom; The Great Norwich Flood of 1963''. The break and subsequent flood flow pulverized houses with its large ice content, over-ran streets and cars while destroying the eastern half of the Turner-Stanton Mill, situated in the flood's direct path on Centennial Square. It was there that the building collapsed, claiming the lives of six of the seven total who would die that night while causing over six million dollars in damage. Mohegan Park also contains another, smaller pond, called The Skating Pond which is southeast of the main pond. This pond, which had always been designed as an overflow spillway for Spaulding Pond and, when frozen in the winter provided a wonderful ice skating area for the local youth, thus its sobriquet, was re-designed as part of Norwich's long-term flood plan in 1968 and currently still serves as a surge overflow volume for the upgraded Spaulding Pond Dam, although it is no longer open for public use.
Ice rink
The Norwich Municipal Ice Rink has a 200' × 85'
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...
regulation ice surface, four large locker rooms and other amenities. Established in 1995, the Rose City Warriors are Norwich's Senior Women's Ice Hockey Team and a number of local high school ice hockey teams call the Rink home as well.
Government
The city elects a Mayor, who presides over the City Council, which includes six other members, all elected at large. The Mayor serves a maximum of two four-year terms; the council members serve two-year terms. The council appoints the Town and City Clerk, a City Manager who acts as chief executive officer of the city government, the city Planning Commission, and Zoning Board of Appeals.
Education
Elementary and middle school residents are zoned to
Norwich Public Schools. The middle schools of Norwich are Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Middle School and Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School. Norwich is also home to the Integrated Day Charter School, an alternative to the area of public schools. Despite Norwich Public Schools serving the district, since 2007 NPS has not operated a high school after Norwich High School was closed and repurposed.
The
Norwich Free Academy is the primary
high school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
for students living in Norwich and several surrounding towns, including Bozrah, Canterbury, Franklin, Lisbon, Preston, Sprague, and Voluntown. The Norwich Free Academy was incorporated in 1855 by an act of the Connecticut Legislature, and operates as a privately endowed
independent school
A private school or independent school is a school not administered or funded by the government, unlike a State school, public school. Private schools are schools that are not dependent upon national or local government to finance their fina ...
governed by its Board of Trustees and funded by private, municipal, and state sources. In 2006,
Sidney Frank donated $12 million to the Norwich Free Academy which resulted in the campus's newest building being named after him: the Sidney E. Frank Center for Visual and Performing Arts.
Norwich Technical High School, a
Connecticut Technical High School System School, also serves the area. This school is a public option to those within the Norwich area, and many other towns surrounding Norwich. To those within the Norwich area, transportation is provided by Norwich Public Schools via the same buses that serve Norwich Free Academy in the morning, and in the afternoon students are transported to Norwich Free Academy to use their buses to return home.
Three Rivers Community College also serves the region.
Economy
Top employers
Top employers in Norwich according to the town's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Infrastructure
Transportation
Local public transportation in Norwich is provided by
Southeast Area Transit (SEAT). The main bus hub, the
Norwich Transportation Center, is located on Holly Hock Island next to the downtown area. This station is also served by the
Windham Region Transit District with service to and from
Willimantic, CT. Norwich is also served by the
Northeastern Connecticut Transit District with service to and from
Putnam, CT.
Historically, the city held a railroad stop at its downtown station, which is now in use as an office for
The Norwich Bulletin. In the past, the city was served by the
Norwich and Worcester Railroad, which today is still operated as a freight railroad, the
Providence and Worcester Railroad
The Providence and Worcester Railroad (P&W; ) is a Class II railroad operating of tracks in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, as well as New York (state), New York via trackage rights. The company was founded in 1844 to build ...
.
The nearest passenger rail station to Norwich is
New London Union Station in
New London, CT. The nearest options for air travel are
Bradley International Airport
Bradley International Airport – historically known as Bradley Field – is a public international airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States. Owned and operated by the Connecticut Airport Authority, Con ...
in
Windsor Locks, CT, and
Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport in
Providence, RI. Both of which are located 55–65 minutes away by vehicle. Up until the mid 2000s, there was a closer airport with commercial air service,
Groton-New London Airport.
In recent years, there have been discussions and proposals involving restoring passenger rail service to Norwich along the
New England Central Railroad, providing service from
New London, CT, through Norwich up to
Brattleboro, VT. The most recent and ongoing proposal is the
Central Corridor Rail Line.
Utilities
Norwich's electric, natural gas, water, and sewage systems are owned by the City of Norwich and operated through Norwich Public Utilities (NPU). It is the only municipality in the state of Connecticut to have its own gas distribution system, and one of five municipalities in the state to have its own electric distribution grid. Each year, NPU returns 10% of its revenue to the City of Norwich.
Notable people
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Richard Albertine (1944–2016), photographer, born in Norwich
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Christopher Anvil (1925–2009), science fiction author
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Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold (#Brandt, Brandt (1994), p. 4June 14, 1801) was an American-born British military officer who served during the American Revolutionary War. He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and rose to the rank of ...
(1741–1801), born in Norwich, American Revolutionary War general and later British defector; a commemorative plaque is on the lot where his house used to stand; city library has a prominent portrait of Arnold on its north wall
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Hannah Arnold (1708–1758), born in Norwich, mother of Benedict Arnold
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Isaac Backus (1724–1806), a delegate to the
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates of twelve of the Thirteen Colonies held from September 5 to October 26, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia at the beginning of the American Revolution. The meeting was organized b ...
, born in the city
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Isaac H. Bromley (1833–1899), born in Norwich; lawyer, editor, politician, railroad director, and humorist
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Allyn L. Brown (1883–1973), Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court (1950–1953), was born in the city and graduated Norwich Free Academy
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William Alfred Buckingham (1804–1875), Mayor of Norwich, 41st governor of Connecticut, and United States Senator
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Oliver A. Caswell
Oliver A. Caswell (May 26, 1826 – May 1, 1885) was an American politician and member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Oliver A. Caswell was born on May 26, 1826, in Norwich, Connecticut. He later settled in Mount Sterling, Wisconsi ...
, Wisconsin politician, born in the city
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Asa Child (1798–1858), United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut under President Jackson
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Calvin G. Child (1834–1880), United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and a Norwich City Judge
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Benjamin Church (1734–1776), surgeon general of the
Continental Army
The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June 14, 1775, by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Co ...
, suspected of spying for the British, was confined in the city
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Elisha Clark (1752–1838),
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of the broader American Revolution, in which Am ...
veteran
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Richard Falley Cleveland (1804–1853), born and raised in Norwich, Christian minister known as the father of President
Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, serving from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. He was the first U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms and the first Hist ...
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Margaret Coit (1919–2003), historian, born in the city
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Erastus Corning
Erastus Corning (December 14, 1794 – April 9, 1872) was an American businessman and politician from Albany, New York. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he was most notable for his service as mayor of Albany, New York, mayor of Alba ...
(1794–1872), businessman and politician, born in the city
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Rajai Davis (born 1980),
Major League Baseball
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outfielder
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Roger Wilson Dennis (1902–1996), American plein air impressionist painter and art conservator
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Costa Dillon (born 1953) filmmaker, creator of ''
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes''.
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Thomas J. Dodd (1907–1971), U.S. Senator and Representative; father of U.S. Senator
Christopher J. Dodd, was born in the city
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Arielle Dombasle (born Arielle Sonnery de Fromental in 1958 in Norwich), singer and actress working mostly in French films
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Terence P. Finnegan (1904–1990), Chief of Chaplains of the
U.S. Air Force
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Lafayette S. Foster (1806–1880), U.S. Senator and 57th
President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate
The president pro tempore of the United States Senate (often shortened to president pro tem) is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate, after the Vice President of the United States, vice president. According to Articl ...
; died in the city
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Clarke Fraser (1920–2014), Canadian medical geneticist, student of congenital malformations, was born in Norwich
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Jonas Galusha (1753–1834), Governor of Vermont for two terms in the early 19th century; born in the city
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman (; née Perkins; July 3, 1860 – August 17, 1935), also known by her first married name Charlotte Perkins Stetson, was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, early sociologist, advocate for social reform ...
(1860–1935), author and social reformer, lived for a short time in the city
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Daniel Coit Gilman (1831–1908), educator, college president, foundation president
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Calvin Goddard (1768–1842), former mayor of Norwich, Judge, and Senator
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Roger Griswold
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(1762–1812), Governor of Connecticut, practiced law for a time in Norwich
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Galusha A. Grow (1822–1907), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863, studied law in the city
* Benjamin Hanks (1755–1824), goldsmith, instrument maker, first maker of bronze cannons and church bells in America
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Benjamin Huntington (1736–1800), delegate to the Continental Congress and later a Congressman, resident of the city
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Ebenezer Huntington (1754–1834), member of the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...
, 1817–1819
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Samuel Huntington (1731–1796), delegate to the
Second Continental Congress
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and signer of the
Declaration of Independence
A declaration of independence is an assertion by a polity in a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another state or failed state, or are breaka ...
; first President of the United States, under the
Articles of Confederation
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Helen Kinne (1861–1917), Home economist, college professor
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Samuel Kirkland
Samuel Kirkland (December 1, 1741 – February 28, 1808) was a Presbyterian minister and missionary among the Oneida and Tuscarora peoples of central New York State. He was a long-time friend of the Oneida chief Skenandoa.
Kirkland graduated ...
(1741–1808), Presbyterian missionary among the Oneida and Tuscarora people; founder (in 1793) of the Hamilton-Oneida Academy (later Hamilton College), was born in the city
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Paul Konerko (born 1976), former MLB player
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Wally Lamb (born 1950), author of ''She's Come Undone'' and ''I Know This Much Is True''; director of the Writing Center at the
Norwich Free Academy in the city from 1989 to 1998
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Berel Lang (born 1933), professor of philosophy emeritus and an author.
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Edwin H. Land (1909–1991), inventor of the Polaroid camera
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James Lanman (1767–1841), United States
Senator
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(1819-1825)
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Cato Mead (–1846), African-American Revolutionary War veteran
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Steve Merrill, (1946–2020), 77th governor of New Hampshire
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Miantonomoh (–1643), chief of the Narraganset tribe, captured and executed by the
Mohegan chief
Uncas with a tomahawk in Norwich
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Elisha Perkins (1741–1799), popular quack doctor whose magnetic therapy "Perkins Tractors" (made up of two steel and brass rods with points at the ends) convinced even
George Washington
George Washington (, 1799) was a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot (American Revoluti ...
to buy a set
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Simeon Perkins (1735–1812), Nova Scotia merchant, diarist, and politician; outfitted Loyalist privateers during the American War for Independence; born and raised in this city until moving to
Liverpool, Nova Scotia with the
New England Planters
The New England Planters were settlers from the New England colonies who responded to invitations by the lieutenant governor (and subsequently governor) of Nova Scotia, Charles Lawrence, to settle lands left vacant by the Bay of Fundy Campaign ...
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Bela Pratt, sculptor, born in Norwich in 1867
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E. Annie Proulx, journalist and author; born in 1935 in the city
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Edith Roosevelt (1861–1948), second wife of
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), also known as Teddy or T.R., was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Roosevelt previously was involved in New York (state), New York politics, incl ...
, born in the city
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Ellis Ruley (1882–1959), African-American folk artist
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Albert Schatz (1929–2005), microbiologist who discovered
streptomycin
Streptomycin is an antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections, including tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium complex, ''Mycobacterium avium'' complex, endocarditis, brucellosis, Burkholderia infection, ''Burkholderia'' i ...
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Lottie B. Scott (born 1936), civic leader and civil rights advocate, lived in Norwich since 1957
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William Albert Setchell (1864–1943), botanist and UC Berkeley professor, born in the city
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Matt Shaughnessy (born 1986), football defensive end for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League, graduate of
Norwich Free Academy
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Charles Sholes (1816–1867), Wisconsin politician, born in the city
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Lydia Sigourney (1791–1865), extremely popular poet from the early-to-mid-19th century, born in the city
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John Fox Slater (1815–1884), industrialist and philanthropist, founder of million-dollar Slater Fund for the Education of the Southern Freedmen in 1882
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Horace Smith (1808–1893), partnered with Daniel B. Wesson in Norwich in the early 1850s to develop the first repeating rifle, known as the Volcanic rifle; the two founded Smith & Wesson in 1852
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James Lindsay Smith (–), African American
slave narrative author and minister
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Sarah Lanman Smith (1802–1836), American Christian missionary, memoirist, school founder
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Albert H. Tracy (1793–1859), former US Congressman
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Phineas L. Tracy (1786–1876), former US Congressman
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Dean Trantalis (born 1953), mayor of
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Ariel. L. Varges (1890–1972), newsreel cameraman and war photographer, died in Norwich
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John T. Wait (1811–1899), Connecticut politician and lawyer, U.S. Representative from 1876 to 1887
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Henry S. Walbridge (1801–1869), former US Congressman
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Gordon Waller (1945–2009), member of
Peter & Gordon died in the city
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Daniel B. Wesson (1825–1906), firearm designer; see Horace Smith
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Bernard Widrow (born 1929), electrical engineer
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William Woodbridge
William Woodbridge (August 20, 1780October 20, 1861) was a U.S. statesman in the states of Ohio and Michigan and in the Michigan Territory prior to statehood. He served as the second governor of Michigan and a United States senator from Michi ...
(1780–1861), Governor of Michigan, also represented the state in the U.S. Senate, was born in the city
See also
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Norwich
Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...
References
External links
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Norwich Community Development Corporation*
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